WEBVTT WITH ONE OF THE FAMILIES WHOJUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITALNATALIE: IT'S BEEN JUST 2 DAYSSINCE JALEEN DAVIDSON AND HER 2SONS WERE IN THE HOSPITABATTLING E. COLI INFECTIONS.DAVIDSON AND HER 4 AND 2 YEAROLDS ARE AMONG THE 14 E.COLICASES LINKED TO THE WATER INLAKE WILDWOOD.11 ARE CHILDREN. THIS MAIN BEACH, NASS ROUNDED BYCAUTION TAPE, IS WHEREDAVIDSON'S KIDS CAME FOR ABIRTHDAY PARTY. >> THE BOYS WERE PLAYING AT THELAKE, I SAW THEM BLOWING BUBBLESIN THE WATER I ALWAYS TELL THEMDON'T DRINK THE WATER! NATALIE: A FEW DAYS LATER THESYMPTOMS STARTED. >> LOTS OF PAIN LOTS OF STOMACHCRAMPING, I ENDED UP GETTING ITAS WELL, AND IT WAS LIKE THEMOST PAINFUL SICKNESS I'VE EVERHAD.NATALIE: DAVIDSON'SFOUR-YEAR-OLD WAS AMONG 4CHILDREN WHO DEVELOPED HEMOLYTICYOUR MX SYNDROME, -- UREMICSYNDROME, A POTENTIALLY LIFETHREATENING CONDITION THAT LEFTHIM IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 10 DAYS.>> HE GOT HUS SO HIS KIDNEYSSTARTED SHUTTING DOWN AND HEALMOST NEEDED DIALYSIS BUT HEGOT A FEW BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS ANDIS STILL ON THE MEND.NATALIE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF: THE BATTERY OR FOUND HERE ATMIDDLE PART.AND EVEN THOUGH ONLY 3 OF THEBEACHES ARE BEING TESTEDREGULARLY, ALL 5 REMAIN CLOSEDTO THE PUBLIC AS A PRECAUTION. OFFICIALS ARE ALSO TESTING THEWASTEWATER SYSTEM AND NEVADAIRRIGATION DISTRICT ANNOUNCED,BUT THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATIONHASN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED. >> THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD TOFIGURE OUT WHERE THIS OUTBREAKIS COMING FROM.NATALIE: JALEEN AND HER FAMILYBELIEVES OFFICIALS ARE KEEPINGTHEM SAFE, BUT WON'T BE AMONGTHE BOATERS VENTURING OUTANYTIME SOON.>> WE'RE STICKING TO THE POOLAND FRIENDS HOUSES FOR NOWBECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY

All public beaches will remain closed until contamination levels in the lake water have dropped to a safe level and until three E. coli incubation periods have passed since the last known case of exposure.

If July 23 remains the last date of exposure, the beaches could reopen for recreational use as early as Aug. 23, the health department said.

The Environmental Health Department continues to test the water at Lake Wildwood twice a week at eight different points near Commodore, Meadow Park and Hideaway Park beaches.

Results from Monday's samples warrant continued beach closures after results at seven of the sites near the three beaches indicated elevated levels of fecal coliforms, with the highest levels being measures at Meadow Park, according to health officials.

A sources for the contamination has not been determined, but officials have already tested the wastewater system and the canals along Deer Creek. There is additional testing of wildlife feces, sand and other tributary points in order to determine the origin of the bacteria.

We reached out to the Lake Wildwood Association for comment on the situation but didn't receive a response.